Top Dermatologist for Acne Scar Treatments in Los Angeles
Our expertise in acne scar treatments is based on over twenty years of experience treating skin issues from a plastic surgery and cosmetic dermatology perspective. Kare Plastic Surgery offers both a board-certified plastic surgeon and a board-certified dermatologist in our center.
We offer expertise in the diagnosis and management of acne scars from a skin-collagen issue; analyzing contour, texture, depth, color, and skin integrity. Our dermatologist may suggest active acne treatments such as Accutane, chemical peels, skin peels, topical skincare, and exfoliation treatments to improve your skin quality.
Safety and Precision is built into our management of acne scars. We offer a data-based and peer-reviewed understanding of current techniques in acne scar management that includes lasers, skin peels, topical creams, and energy-based-devices. Our luxury center is over 5,000 square feet and equipped with the latest options.
What are Atrophic Acne Scars?
Indented acne scars can dramatically change the appearance of your face, resulting in uneven skin contour and topography. The different types of acne scars that occur with deep cystic acne include ice-pick scars, valley scars, atrophic scars, boxcar scars, and indented scars. Dr. Raffy Karamanoukian at Kare Plastic Surgery specializes in the management and correction of deep acne scars using a combination of lasers, radiofrequency, acne surgery, sublation, TCA Cross, chemical peels, and skin resurfacing. The combination of skin resurfacing with acne surgery, subcision, and fibrous release can reinvigorate your skin and improve acne scar contour.
TCA Cross Acne Scar Treatments in Santa Monica
Our board-certified plastic surgeon and board-certified dermatologist at Kare Plastic Surgery and Skin Health Center both specialize in a procedure known as TCA Cross Peel for acne scars. TCA stands for a dermatologist-approved chemical peel known as Trichloroacetic acid. This technique is useful for boxcar scars, chickenpox scars, and ice-pick scars.
We begin each treatment with a focused examination which delineates the contours of your acne scars on the face. Ice pick scars and boxcar scars are quite different in terms of skin contour. Often, our specialists use maginfying dermascopes to analyze your particular acne scar. Once diagnosed, your acne scars are treated by meticulously applying a strong TCA peel into the scar tissue. The acid will begin to frost the deepest part of the scar and stimulate the scar to build collagen right at the source. This TCA Cross technique will raise the collagen level in the acne scar, causing the skin to be more evenly contoured. We believe that the combination of a plastic surgeon and dermatologist is your best option for this detailed acne scar technique.
Is there a difference between TCA and TCA Cross?
Dermatologists in Los Angeles use both terms, TCA and TCA Cross. TCA refers to the acid Trichloroacetic acid and may also refer to a chemical peel that is used on the face for rejuvenation or deep acne scar treatment. TCA Cross is a technique abbreviation for Trichloroacetic Acid Chemical Reconstruction of Skin Scars and is the specific application of really strong TCA into a specific acne scar.
How many treatments of TCA Cross are needed?
TCA Cross is usually administered multiple times to help transition an acne scar to skin level. Some shallow scars may need less treatments. Our dermatologist is specifically trained as an expert in TCA Cross and acne scar treatments. She is knowledgeable about acne scar diagnosis, TCA Cross treatments, and managing outcomes after chemical peels.
Microneedling and Energy RF for Acne Scars in Santa Monica
One of the newest approaches to acne treatment includes Venus Viva, which uses Nanofractional RF to tighten the skin and stimulate collagen growth. In doing so, Venus Viva can improve deeply indented and atrophic acne scars so that they appear more uniformly contoured with the skin. Treatments take minutes to perform and require minimal downtime when compared with traditional fractional laser resurfacing.
Learn more about acne scarring treatments with Dr. Raffy Karamanoukian by calling our office and scheduling a consultation for trreatment.